Cooled laser fiber for improved thermal therapy
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1. An integrated apparatus for delivering energy to a tissue, the integrated apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a distal end; and
a tubular structure located witbin the housing forming a first annulus between the tubular structure and the housing, the tubular structure configured to accept an energy delivery component and configured to form a second annulus between the tubular structure and the energy delivery component, the first annulus and the second annulus configured to communicate with each other proximate to the distal end of the housing, wherein the first annulus and the second annulus have a respective first and second cross-sectional area proximate to the distal end and a respective third and fourth cross-sectional area away from the distal end wherein the third and fourth cross-sectional areas are larger than the first and second cross-sectional areas, respectively.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the disclosure is directed to an integrated apparatus for delivering energy to a tissue. The integrated apparatus included a housing having a distal end and a tubular structure located within the housing forming a first annulus between the tubular structure and the housing. The tubular structure is configured to accept an energy delivery component and is configured to form a second annulus between the tubular structure and the energy delivery component. The first annulus and the second annulus are configured to communicate with each other proximate to the distal end of the housing.
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1. An integrated apparatus for delivering energy to a tissue, the integrated apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a distal end; and a tubular structure located witbin the housing forming a first annulus between the tubular structure and the housing, the tubular structure configured to accept an energy delivery component and configured to form a second annulus between the tubular structure and the energy delivery component, the first annulus and the second annulus configured to communicate with each other proximate to the distal end of the housing, wherein the first annulus and the second annulus have a respective first and second cross-sectional area proximate to the distal end and a respective third and fourth cross-sectional area away from the distal end wherein the third and fourth cross-sectional areas are larger than the first and second cross-sectional areas, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An integrated apparatus for delivering energy to a tissue, the integrated apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a distal end; a coupling assembly to interface with the housing opposite the distal end, the coupling assembly comprising a first fluid access port and a second fluid access port, the first fluid access port associated with a first annulus and the second fluid access port associated with a second annulus, the coupling assembly comprising an opening for introducing an energy delivery component; and a tubular structure located within the housing forming the first annulus between the tubular structure and the housing, the tubular structure configured to form the second annulus between the tubular structure and the energy delivery component, the first annulus and the second annulus configured to communicate with each other proximate to the distal end of the housing, wherein the first annulus and the second annulus have a respective first and second cross-sectional area proximate to the distal end and a respective third and fourth cross-sectional area away from the distal end wherein the third and fourth cross-sectional areas are larger than the first and second cross-sectional areas, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An energy delivery system comprising
an energy source; -
a heat transfer fluid source; and an integrated apparatus comprising; a housing having a distal end; and a tubular structure located within the housing forming a first annulus between the tubular structure and the housing, the tubular structure configured to accept an energy delivery component and configured to form a second annulus between the tubular structure and the energy delivery component the first annulus and the second annulus configured to communicate with each other proximate to the distal end of the housing, wherein the first annulus and the second annulus have a respective first and second cross-sectional area proximate to the distal end and a respective third and fourth cross-sectional area away from the distal end wherein the third and fourth cross-sectional areas are larger than the first and second cross-sectional areas, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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43. An integrated apparatus comprising:
a housing having a distal end having a penetrating portion, the housing configured to accept a waveguide internal to the housing, the housing including; a first channel and a second channel internal to the housing, the first channel and the second channel configured to communicate with each other proximate to the distal end and isolated from each other proximate to an end opposite the distal end; wherein the first channel and the second channel have a respective first and second cross-sectional area proximate to the distal end and a respective third and fourth cross-sectional area away from the distal end wherein the third and fourth cross-sectional areas are larger than the first and second cross-sectional areas, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45)
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46. An integrated apparatus for delivering energy to a tissue, the integrated apparatus comprising:
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a housing having an energy delivery end; a first channel portion located internal to the housing and configured to direct coolant flow toward the energy delivery end; and a second channel portion located internal to the housing and configured to direct coolant flow away from the energy delivery end; and wherein the first channel and the second channel have a respective first and second cross-sectional area proximate to the distal end and a respective third and fourth cross-sectional area away from the distal end wherein the third and fourth cross-sectional areas are larger than the first and second cross-sectional areas, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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